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Alphabet Near Settlement on Google+ Data Leaks Litigation
Alphabet told a judge it will file proposed settlement by Jan. 4 to resolve litigation over data leaks in its now-defunct Google+.
10 Dec 2019, 08:35 AM IST 
A Google LLC logo stands in the auditorium inside the tech giant’s office in Berlin, Germany. (Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. told a judge it will file a proposed settlement by Jan. 4 to resolve consumer litigation over data leaks caused by software bugs in its now-defunct Google+ social network platform.
A federal judge last week scheduled a Feb. 20 hearing in San Jose, California, to review the accord.
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